New Science Titles from Penguin Random House

By Spenser Stevens | March 7 2024 | General

Browse these new and notable titles for use in your Literature courses. To request complimentary exam copies for course-use consideration, click here. 

Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
9780593128466

Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar’s final thoughts on the cosmos—a dramatic revision of the theory he put forward in A Brief History of Time.

$20.00 US
Mar 05, 2024
Paperback
352 Pages
Bantam

The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
9780385549035
Experimental physicist at CERN and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff offers an eye-opening account of the inexplicable phenomena that science has only recently glimpsed, and that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality.
$29.00 US
Mar 26, 2024
Hardcover
288 Pages
Doubleday

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
9780593655030
From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood
$30.00 US
Mar 26, 2024
Hardcover
400 Pages
Penguin Press

Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity
9780262547659

In this bracingly original book, The Biology of Kindness—the first in a trilogy on the topic of daily wellness—the science of mindfulness and the findings of biology come together to show how kindness and optimism improve overall well-being in profound, organic, and demonstrable ways.

$24.95 US
Mar 19, 2024
Paperback
264 Pages
The MIT Press

Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals
9780262548335
An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.
$24.95 US
Mar 05, 2024
Paperback
328 Pages
The MIT Press

A History of the World in Eight Plagues
9780593240496

A “gripping” (The Washington Post) account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism—have been shaped not by humans but by germs.

$20.00 US
Mar 12, 2024
Paperback
320 Pages
Crown

How Seafloor Drilling Expeditions Revolutionized Our Understanding of Earth History
9780262048927
A groundbreaking chronicle of scientific ocean drilling—a crowning achievement of the twentieth century—and how it shaped our knowledge of Earth's past.
$32.95 US
Mar 05, 2024
Hardcover
288 Pages
The MIT Press

A Visual Odyssey
9780262547666

Blending academic rigor with rich imagery from around the globe, Psychedelics reveals not only how psychedelic plants have been illustrated and understood, but also how these plants and chemical synthetics have inspired visual representations of health, fear, peace, colonial resistance, creativity, and more.

$34.95 US
Apr 16, 2024
Paperback
224 Pages
The MIT Press